
Unemployment Rate Drops Again
Initial filings for jobless benefits fell by 1,000 to 191,000 in the week ended March 18, Labor Department data showed Thursday.
Initial filings for jobless benefits fell by 1,000 to 191,000 in the week ended March 18, Labor Department data showed Thursday.
The rate of hiring for U.S. small businesses increased in February led by hiring in the leisure and hospitality industry according to the latest Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch.
Joblessness is expected to rise to 4.4% in a year from its current 3.7% level, economists noted.
The report details the current month's total private employment change, and weekly job data from the previous month.